Wendy Garling
Author of The Woman Who Raised the Buddha: The Extraordinary Life of Mahaprajapati
About the Author
Mahaprajapati Was The only mother the Buddha ever knew. His birth mother, Maya, died shortly after childbirth, and her sister Mahaprajapati took the infant to her breast, nurturing and raising him into adulthood. In this first full biography of Mahaprajapati, Wendy Garling presents her life story, show more with attention to her early years as sister, queen, matriarch, and mother, as well as her later years as a nun. Garling reveals just how exceptional Mahaprajapati's role was as leader of the first generation of Buddhist women, helping the Buddha establish an equal community of lay and monastic women and men. Mother to the Buddha, mother to early Buddhist women, mother to the Buddhist faith, Mahaprajapati's journey is finally presented as one interwoven with the founding of Buddhism. show less
Works by Wendy Garling
The Woman Who Raised the Buddha: The Extraordinary Life of Mahaprajapati (2021) 31 copies, 3 reviews
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1951
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Education
- Wellesley College (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA ∙ Sanskrit language and literture) - Occupations
- writer
mother
Dharma teacher - Organizations
- International Year of Tibet (Georgia Chapter, 1991-1992)
Boston Women's Health Collective
The Palladium Group
Lam Rim tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
Members
Reviews
Lists
Buddhism (1)
Statistics
- Works
- 2
- Members
- 56
- Popularity
- #291,557
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 4
The first full biography of Mahaprajapati Gautami, the woman who raised the Buddha--examining her life through stories and canonical records.